online that still provided interaction with other students and the same level of support as on-campus MBA programmes?â
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“I WANTED FLEXIBILITY — HOW THE COURSE IS DELIVERED ONLINE IS JUST THE RIGHT THING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. ”
As a successful manager with 16 years’ experience in the fast-moving consumer goods industry, Julian Ng knew it was time to upgrade his skills.
nights a week. It took a little while to get used to the online system but now I find it a very efficient way to learn. Everything you need is easily accessible online.
He felt an MBA would help him develop his career towards general management.
“Having a dedicated business school resource at Otago is fantastic. Communications are always great and there is regular feedback and guidance. Questions are addressed very promptly and, because you’re not learning face-to-face on-site, lecturers check regularly to make sure everyone understands the concepts discussed in class.
But he didn’t want to give up working as a senior marketing manager in Auckland, or have to relocate his young family so he could study. “It would have been a big leap financially and socially, so I wondered if I could find a way of studying in my own time and on my own terms. Was there a way to study online that still provided interaction with other students and the same level of support as on-campus MBA programmes?” Julian found Otago’s online MBA. “Finding a university with the standing of Otago offering such an option was a revelation. “I’m used to working seamlessly from New Zealand with my head office in Australia, so learning at a distance was not going to be a problem. “Now I get to do my day job, spend time with my family and then go to my study and do my classes two
“Most of the papers have a direct correlation to what I do — marketing, finance, accounting — and go into greater depth than what I am exposed to at work dayto-day. Putting study concepts into practice in my job helps reinforce my understanding and improves my effectiveness at work. “I wanted flexibility — how the course is delivered online is just the right thing for me and my family. “I was even able to go on a family holiday to Europe recently, and still be able to do classes and presentations!”
